Age of Adepts

Chapter 1028 Temptation

“Origin substance.”

Greem spoke the name out loud in his heart. He did not say anything, but his gleaming eyes betrayed his thoughts.

Of course, he knew what origin substances were.

It was a scarce and valuable item, a top-class resource that typically belonged exclusively to Fourth Grade adepts.

More concretely, origin substances were a strange resource created under unique circumstances, when planar laws manifested and combined with materials in the world.

Ordinarily, planar origins were hidden behind the planar law and the frame of the world. They were a part of the continuously flowing laws of the world, impossible to capture by any means.

When a planar world has been heavily injured and was incapable of maintaining its stability and completeness, spacestorms could break through the world membrane and destroy the interior of the plane. It was only then that a portion of the planar origin would scatter due to the shattering of the plane’s law system. The reason that starbeasts liked to invade planar worlds so much was mainly out of their desire to devour these delicious planar origins.

The Fourth Grade adepts of the Association most definitely had reserves of origin substances, though they may have come in varying amounts. That was their guarantee of advancing to Fifth Grade. It was too little, even if they were to use them all for themselves. Why would they ever have the kindness to offer up the origin substances they had gone to such lengths to obtain as a prize for their juniors?

It was not in line with the selfish nature of the adepts!

The Association had to be hiding a conspiracy behind this tournament they were organizing. However, Greem had no way of figuring out their intentions and secrets with his current status and identity.

“Who will be participating in this tournament?” Greem asked solemnly.

“There were only three veteran Third Grade adepts scheduled to participate: Gallow of the Dener Clan, Dante of the Annemdor Academy, and Sanazar of the Sarubo Clan. Given your excellent performance in the last adept clan war, many of the elders in the Association suggested you be added to the list of participants. How about it, kid? Are you willing to join this tournament?”

At this moment, even the Chip, with all its computation abilities, could not calculate all of the benefits and risks of the tournament. Greem could only rely on his own analysis and judgment.

There was undoubtedly danger behind this.

However, the presence of danger signaled opportunity as well.

For the prepared, the danger would be an opportunity. It would be a chance to shatter the norm and surpass the enemy. However, for the unprepared, danger would only be danger. It would only push one into a perilous situation where both retreat and advance were untenable choices.

The reason Greem had come here in the first place was because of Alice’s attitude about the meeting.

He faintly understood something when he recalled the vague hints Alice had given him before he embarked on this journey.

Greem lifted his head and met Freed’s gaze. He nodded solemnly.

“Lord Freed, I am willing to participate in this tournament!”

“Good, very good.” Adept Freed nodded in satisfaction and turned to give orders. “Laurent, you have heard Greem’s reply. Go and make the necessary arrangements now!”

“Yes, my lord!” Laurent glanced at Greem with a complicated expression on his face. He then turned and left.

“Very well. Stay here and rest in Kerslin Castle in the meantime. The Association will make a public announcement to notify all adept clans and organizations of this tournament. They will be invited to send representatives to participate in this event. The competition is estimated to start in three months. This way, even the adept clans in the most rural of regions will have the opportunity to attend!”

Chairman Freed continued explaining a series of other matters before finally waving his hand and allowing Greem to leave.

Once Greem’s silhouette had vanished from the room, Chairman Freed stroked his beard and smiled silently.

Lights flickered in the room, and the profiles of two adepts, one male and one female, appeared.

“How is it? You two have seen Greem as well now. What do you think about him?” Freed asked, not surprised by their appearance at all.

“His bodily attributes are strange. They are a little too high.” The male adept that just appeared had a skinny build. He was also an elderly adept, but though he looked old, he also seemed to be vigorous and full of energy. It was Vice-Chairman Adept Mirva.

The female adept was Fourth Grade Adept Kerala, current clan leader of the Dener Clan. Scarface Adept Gallow, who would be participating in the tournament, was a member of her clan.

“Apart from his bodily attributes, I also observed some issues with his soul flux. It seems as if something strange is mixed with his soul,” Adept Kerala said coldly.

Chairman Freed and Vice-Chairman Mirva thought for a moment and couldn’t help but nod in agreement.

Indeed, there was a trace of something unusual and utterly inhuman inside the kid’s soul. It was truly very mysterious.

“It doesn’t matter how strange his soul is, as long as it doesn’t affect the tournament. Don’t forget that it is only thirty years until that time again. If we do not find a scapegoat in time, one of us here will be the ones to get it!” Adept Freed gritted his teeth and squeezed out these cold words from his mouth.

The other two adepts frowned but nodded silently.